HB508Introduced in the House
Provides an exception to hunting license requirements for the taking of outlaw quadrupeds on a person's own private property (EG DECREASE SG RV See Note)
Introduced by Danny McCormick, District 1
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides an exception to hunting license requirements for the taking of outlaw quadrupeds on a person's own private property (EG DECREASE SG RV See Note)
Where it stands
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
May 6, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 508 FINAL PASSAGE (#874) · May 5, 2026
91
Yes
10
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Reported with amendments (12-2).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 10. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #4293 NATR Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #4659 NATR Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #5036 Zeringue Proposed (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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